Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon D-1539

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon D-1539 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

Intel Xeon D-1539

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8554 vs 7572

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8554 vs 7572

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1539

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1281 vs 1110

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1281 vs 1110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1539

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1281

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8554

7572

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon D-1539
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1281
PassMark - CPU mark	8554	7572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.42

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon D-1539
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1803	1789
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	D-1539
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	6	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Maximum frequency		2.20 GHz
Operating Temperature Range		-40°C to 85°C
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)